пряник

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Russian

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Etymology

пря́(ный) (prjá(nyj)) +‎ -ник (-nik)

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Noun

пряники

пря́ник (prjánikm inan (genitive пря́ника, nominative plural пря́ники, genitive plural пря́ников, relational adjective пря́ничный, diminutive пря́ничек)

  1. gingerbread, spice cake
    кнут и пря́никknut i prjánikcarrot and stick

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Ukrainian

 пряник on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 імбирний пряник on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

From пря́(ний) (prjá(nyj)) +‎ -ник (-nyk).

Pronunciation

Noun

пря́ник (prjánykm inan (genitive пря́ника, nominative plural пря́ники, genitive plural пря́ників, relational adjective пря́никовий or пря́ничний)

  1. spice cake, gingerbread
    імби́рний пря́никimbýrnyj prjánykgingerbread
    ню́рнберзький пря́никnjúrnberzʹkyj prjányklebkuchen (literally, “Nuremberg spice cake”)
    баті́г та пря́ник (idiomatic)batíh ta prjánykcarrot and stick (literally, “whip and spice cake”)

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